History of the Black Dollar

by Angel Rich, Dr. Maya Rockeymore (Foreword), Brenda Sayles (Editor)

As a Global Market Research Analyst for Prudential, Rich led the first African American Financial Experience Study. She founded The Wealth Factory, a company focused on designing financial literacy edtech games. Since its founding, the company has launched its first game CreditStacker, which was named 'best in the country' by The White House, Department of Education, and JP Morgan Chase in 2016. Rich has received many accolades including HBCU 30 under 30, Hampton 40 under 40, and listed as one of Google’s top Black Female Founders. Rich’s story and work has been featured on Forbes, The Hill, NASDAQ, and Black Enterprise.  In History of the Black Dollar, Rich reveals significant economic moments in history that have helped shape America— slavery, sharecropping, convict leasing, the Little Rock Nine, Black Wall Street, Civil Rights, The Great Recession, Black Lives Matter, and several other milestones. The book highlights important figures—some renowned, and some lesser known; that have made these Black, historical moments possible through their personal, diligent efforts. The History of the Black Dollar aims to help older generations remember, while enlightening younger generations on the progression of America; and how the support of Black Americans has directly correlated for over centuries—including present day rising Black entrepreneurs. Inspiring and uplifting, this book serves as a motivating force towards continual economic social justice. African Americans have always worked hard for their dollars but their dollars have not always worked for them. I am proud of the knowledge and awareness that Angel Rich seeks to bring to African Americans through her seminal History of the Black Dollar. By uplifting African American stories as they relate to money and wealth, she is enlightening and inspiring a new generation of economic social justice warriors to take the helm in the fight to build a truly inclusive economy. — Dr. Maya Rockeymoore, CEO, Center for Global Policy Solutions

Genres: History, Finance, Business

158 pages, Paperback

Published May 26, 2017

Reviews

[Xolani Manyara · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was surprised at how many inaccuracies there were in this book. I had assigned it to my senior college students based on all of the strong reviews. To my and the students' dismay, there were gross errors throughout the book. Eli Whitney was not black. Willie Lynch letter was not real. Tanehisi Coats is a man who uses the male pronoun. Hampton University has never been the number one HBCU. It was unfortunate that a book with such an essential and necessary moniker is rife with such poor scholarship.

[Russia Hunt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh wow

Very insightful ,a nice journey through history and bridging the present with some cutting edge to getters who are on the move. Thoughtfully explains the need for wealth knowledge and application.

[Philippe Matthews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simply amazing!

Angel Rich is the standard example of excellence! This book needs to be ready by every Black man, woman and child. I was honored to have her as a guest on the Philippe Matthews Show!

[Ron Willoughby · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is an example of poor scholarship, research and editing. There are some great people named in this book, but almost every reference is of a website. Few authorities are cited. Few books are cited. Wikipedia is not trustworthy source material. This desperately needs an editor, someone to fact check, and someone to revamp the format so that each article doesn't read like an 8th grade history report. So many amazing people dealt with in such a shoddy way. Disappointing.

[byron mullen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

Great book!!! Inspiration to all reader. I enjoy reading the book. I learn a lot from the book. Spark my interest to learn more about financial literacy.

[S · Rating 3 out of 5]

some good information, but very jumpy and not a smooth read.

[Renee · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really was excited to read this book after reading the well written forward by Dr. Maya Rockeymoore. Once I got into the book I noticed an unbelievable amount of typos. The book literally reads like a rough draft. The flow of information is bizarre. Angel Rich would go from talking about Nat Turner to talking about a modern day entrepreneur in a chapter that was set in the 1800s without any transition. I tried fact checking a story told about the Alexandria Retrocession of 1846 and the source that was provided was told differently in the actual book. I do not think I can go on reading this book for fear that I may be filling my head with unreliable information.

[Author C. Michelle Greene-Smalls · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book doesn’t flow well.

[Keyona Hargett · Rating 3 out of 5]

This would be a good book for U.S. History and Socio Economics class. It would lead to great discussion and hopefully provoke more in-depth research about the history makers and narratives we have been forced to believe.

[Supab3ans · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed reading this. Opportunity to learn about how the "black" dollar circulates from the beginning of history in the United States. One of the things that I enjoyed was that there were gems hidden all throughout the book that included stories of triumph and resilience.

[Tracie Montgomery · Rating 4 out of 5]

History of the Black Dollar

A Great source of information on the history of wealth building in the United States. Looking forward to the follow-up.

[APRIL KENNEDY]

Not what I was expecting. It focused on the history of African Americans and the reasons of unequal economic treatment and the history of the struggle for economic equality.